Eddie Bauer Review, Is Eddie Bauer Non-Toxic?
Eddie Bauer averages 29 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 14 Eddie Bauer products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark.
Eddie Bauer grades Poor on our four-band scale.
PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.
What Eddie Bauer says and does about PFAS
We found no mention of PFAS on Eddie Bauer’s own sustainability pages. In February 2023, after a Bloomberg Green report on PFAS in outdoor gear, Eddie Bauer said it planned to remove PFAS from all products by spring 2024, and CBS News listed it among brands that had pledged to phase PFAS out. We found no public confirmation that the spring 2024 goal was met.
- Brand statementBloomberg Green reported in February 2023 that, after its story ran, Eddie Bauer said it plans to remove PFAS from all products by spring 2024. Bloomberg Green via Carrier Management ↗
- Brand statementCBS News reported in March 2023 that Eddie Bauer was among brands, including Patagonia, L.L. Bean and Lululemon, that had pledged to phase PFAS out in the next few years. CBS News ↗
Sources checked September 14, 2026. A brand statement is the company’s own claim, which we report but have not verified. Our grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests.
Eddie Bauer is one of the brands we researched by hand for our record of what every brand has published about PFAS, where the same question is answered for each of them in one line.
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Does Eddie Bauer have PFAS, by category
Which Eddie Bauer products contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Nylon with water-resistant coating
- Water-resistant coating composition (unknown chemistry). Coating type not disclosed by Eddie Bauer; likely to…
- Polyester with water-repellent coating waterproof treatment
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- Polyester with water-repellent coating water-repellent treatment
- PFAS. Water-repellent finish composition is undisclosed. Historical water-repellent coating formulations…
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- Nylon with water-repellent coating water-repellent treatment
- water-repellent coating composition (fluorocarbon vs. fluorine-free). Nylon duffels with water-repellent…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nylon or polyester with water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) treatment
- water-repellent coating leaching (fluorocarbon-based). If this bag uses fluorinated water-repellent coating…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Ballistic nylon with water-repellent coating water-resistant treatment
- PFAS. Ballistic nylon duffels conventionally use fluorinated water repellents; this product's specific…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- nylon/polyester with water-repellent coating water-repellent treatment
- PFAS. Nylon/polyester bags with water-repellent coating treatment are almost certainly…
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- Nylon with water-repellent coating water-resistant treatment
- water-repellent coating degradation and particle shedding. As water-repellent coating treatments age or are…
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- Nylon with likely water-repellent coating water-repellent coating
- water-repellent coating chemistry (fluorine-based or alternative, undisclosed). Eddie Bauer does not specify…
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- Nylon with water-repellent coating water-repellent finish
- water-repellent coating degradation and re-treatment chemical exposure. The fluorochemical water-repellent…
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- Nylon with water-repellent coating water-resistant coating
- PFAS. Eddie Bauer does not disclose water-repellent coating chemistry for this jacket. Many nylon rainwear…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nylon ripstop with water-repellent coating
- water-repellent coating degradation and unknown composition. The water-repellent finish is not disclosed as…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- polyester with water-repellent coating water-repellent finish
- PFAS. Water-repellent jackets in this price and brand category typically use PFAS-based water-repellent…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- polyester with waterproof coating, unspecified water-repellent coating treatment
- water-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating chemistry - unspecified. The waterproof finish is a…
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- Polyurethane foam degradation and off-gassing
Eddie Bauer and PFAS, common questions
- Does Eddie Bauer have PFAS?
- Eddie Bauer averages 29 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 14 Eddie Bauer products graded as of October 2026, and none of them reach its 70 point pass mark. Grades are model-based estimates built from published materials, ingredients and disclosures, not lab tests. Eddie Bauer said in 2023 that it planned to remove PFAS from all products by spring 2024, and we found no public confirmation that it did.
- Is Eddie Bauer non-toxic?
- No Eddie Bauer product we graded reaches Good. The best of them is Eddie Bauer Bygone 45L Duffel at 40/100.
- Which Eddie Bauer products should I avoid?
- The lowest-graded Eddie Bauer products we have scored are Eddie Bauer Men's Rain Trek Packable Waterproof Rain Jacket, Eddie Bauer Women's Rainy Pass Water-Repellent Hooded Jacket, Eddie Bauer Stowaway Packable 20L Backpack. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.
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